Despite the pandemic uncertainty, 37 young students from the Batch of 2024 enrolled in the first year of the undergraduate programme at the IDC School of Design in November of 20. Although the virtual classroom is a poor substitute for actual interactions, the unprecedented online mode made sure that students did not miss a year. The courses started off with a lively orientation. It's interesting to note that adding a drawing requirement to qualifying exams greatly aided in attracting the greatest talent. The term "design" is used in a wide variety of situations, including the "design" of the Moon and Mars missions, tiny chips for smartphones, passenger and military planes, products, communication, animation, interaction, mobility, and vehicles (which is how we understand design at the IDC School of Design). Design is a "holistic" field that aims to combine various disciplines, unlike many other narrowly focused fields of study. Such holistic designers are exposed to the humanities and sciences, including colour, shape, materials, and processes, as well as philosophy, sociology, economics, the environment, and other subjects. Therefore, the goal of design educators is to facilitate this shift from competitive examination-oriented brains (a sobering reality of the Indian educational landscape) to minds that have a holistic perspective. A part of the coordinator's responsibility is to try to comprehend how tough it is for a young student to adjust to a new learning style with a varied range of relatively new courses. A part of the coordinator's responsibility is to recognise that open-ended experimentation with a pencil or materials like clay, wood, metal, and paint has not historically been encouraged in our classrooms. The long hours of online classes can be boring and exhausting; one of the coordinator's responsibilities is to manage all of these chores. The list of difficulties is extensive and may call for solutions tailored to a given learner. It's interesting to note that the word "industrial" from the name "Industrial Design Centre" has been incorporated into the brand design of the IDC School of Design. When working with students, the postindustrial environment necessitates that we try both the previous systems approach and the personal approach (even as the country works to create a better industrial culture). A question that inspires students to discover their passions (and pleasures) has been a crucial undertaking for Seed. One challenge has been the program's four years and almost complete lack of integration. The design won't be holistic without this. In these tense and divisive times, it is possible to overcome such a challenge by engaging in more discourse.